<p>It is needlessly complex to invert the result of a boolean comparison. The opposite comparison should be made instead.</p>
<h2>Noncompliant Code Example</h2>
<pre>
if ( !(a == 2)) { ...}  // Noncompliant
boolean b = !(i &lt; 10);  // Noncompliant
</pre>
<h2>Compliant Solution</h2>
<pre>
if (a != 2) { ...}
boolean b = (i &gt;= 10);
</pre>

